Putin apologises for ‘tragic’ Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash but does not take responsibility - Azerbaijan says the plane had multiple holes in its fuselage and that the occupants had sustained injur

Russian President Vladimir Putin has apologized to his Azerbaijani counterpart for what he called a “tragic incident” following the

Vladimir Putin admitted Saturday Russian air defense was working when an Azerbaijani Airlines plane tried to land in Grozny before crashing, while stopping short of claiming responsibility. The Kremlin said Putin apologized to Azerbaijani leader Ilham Aliyev over the “tragic incident” in a phone call,